Weaving device



y 1, 1952 D. R. SIMONDS 2,601,715

WEAVING DEVICE Filed Jan. 4, 1949 Fig.3

fiVEIYTORk By ZZ! A TTORNEV Patented July 1, 1952 WEAVING DEVICE DonaldR. Simonds, Winchester, Mass., assignor to Donar Products Corporation,

Osterville,

Mass, a corporation of Massachusetts Application January 4, 1949, SerialNo. 69,089

My invention relates to a device for simplifying the hand weaving ofarticles of clothing and the like, particularly woolen articles such assweaters, shawls, blankets, afghans, etc.

The invention aims to provide a device of theindicated character whichis suited for use by individuals having little, if any, previousknowledge of the weaving art; which isadaptedto the Weaving of bothplain weaves and weaves of special design; which enables theaccomplishment of a given weave in less time than isrequired usingdevices heretofore proposed; whichlis light in construction and,accordingly, easily handled and manipulated, and which may bemanufactured at low cost from a variety of materials. I

Other objects will appear from the following description whichwillproceed with reference to the accompanying drawings illustratinga'preferred embodiment of the invention and in which:

Fig. l is a full scale plan' view of one form of the device, the viewshowing part of a standard weave;

Fig. 2 an enlarged View on the lines indicated in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 an enlarged fragmentary perspective View.

Numeral II) in the drawings denotes, generally, a square frame memberhaving a plurality of pins II on its working face, the pins on each sideof the frame being in alignment and being arranged, for the most part,in spaced groups of three. For convenience in use of the device, threeof the four corners of the frame are provided with direction arrows andare numbered.

The row of pins extending between corners l and 2 terminates at thenumber I corner in a four-pin group and at the number 2 corner in atwo-pin group. Similarly, the row of pins between the unnumbered cornerand the number 3 corner ends in a four-pin group at the unnumberedcorner and in a two-pin group at the number 3 corner. The end groups, inthe case of the row extending from the number I corner to the number 3corner, are constituted of three pins and two pins, respectively, whilethe row between the number 2 corner and the unnumbered corner terminatesat the unnumbered corner in a threepin group and at the number 2 cornerin a twopin group in which one of the pins is common to the row of pinsbetween corners I and 2.

It will be observed that the pins are not centered on the frame but areplaced closer to the inner than to the outer boundaries thereof; alsothat the center pin of each three-pin group is 1 Claim. (Cl. 28-15) 2directly opposite the space between two groups of pins at the oppositeside.

Opposed sides of the frame, IIld and Illb; are bevelled along theirmargins representing inner margins of the Working face of the frame, thebevels being indicated by the numeral [2. Opposed sides I00 and Illd, onthe other hand, are each provided with a series of notches along theircorresponding margins. Notches I4, between the pin groups, lieimmediately adjacent the number I pins of the groups (counting from theleft in Fig. 1), while notches I5, within the pin groups,

are placed between the number 2 :and number 3 pins (counting again fromthe left). Notches I4 are of somewhat greater depth than notches I5 andare of greater Width at the margin ofthe frame.

One method of using the device is as follows:

position the device so that the number I corner is'at the lower left.Holding the end of the yarn at the arrow, draw the yarn by hand to thefar side in the direction indicated by the arrow. Pass the yarn to theright around the first two pins I6 and I1 and return the yarn to thenear side, drawing the yarn out between the second and third pins l8 andI9 at the right of the arrow. Tie the free end of the yarn to the bodyof the yarn so that the knot lies between these two pins. Next, pass theyarn to the right around pins I9 and 20 and draw to the far side,bringing the yarn out between the first and second pins 2i and 22 in thegroup directly across. Pass the yarn to the right around the pins 22 and23 and back to the near side out between the first and second pins 24and 25 in the next group, around two pins and back, continuing asdescribed until corner 2 is reached. Now turn the device so that corner2 is to the lower left. Pass the yarn around the first two pins 26 and21 and go to the opposite side, bringing the yarn out between pins 28and 29, around pins 29 and 30 and back to the now near side between thefirst and second pins 3! and 32 in the next group. Continue in thismanner until corner 3 is reached, at which time turn the device again sothat corner 3 is at the upper left. Pass the yarn through the first andsecond pins I6 and I! to the now near side, coming out between the firstand second pins I8 and [9. Pass the yarn around pins I9 and 20 and goback to the far side, bringing the yarn out through the open spacebetween pins l1 and 2|. Work around pins 2| and 22 and back to the nearside, coming out through the open space between pins 20 and 24. Continuein this fashion until 3 the yarn comes out between pins 33 and 34, atwhich time the weaving may be begun.

In weavingmeasure the amount of yarn which will be required by windingthe yarn loosely four and one-half times around the device on theoutside of the pins. Break and unwind the yarn and thread the needle(not shown). Insert the needle in the groove 35. betweenpins 26 and 21,pass the needle over the outside loop, under the next yarn, over thenext, under, over, etc., en-

tirely across, and draw the yarn completely" through, coming out to theleft of pin 28. Pass" the yarn around pins 28 and 29, and then baclgover the outside loop, under the next 'amcver, under, etc., bringing theneedle out at e-ppm space between pins 21 and 3|. Continue in thismanner across the device, ending with tlie last row of weaving next tothe pins and coming out at the notch between pins-36 and 31. Draw theyarn around pin 36 and tie'it to the loop already around pin 38i Theweave now'complete.

Before removing the square" by pushing up from underneath, it should bedeterminedth'at the-"strands offyarn are uniformly straight and thattheoutside strand on each side is snugly" against the row of pins. Anyirregularity may" be' straiglhtened' out by stroking the fabric withthe'n'eedle. The squares are easily united to forin' th'ejdesiredarticle by 'methodsfk'n'own to thefart.

It willj of course, be immediately appreciated that variationsmay'bema'de in the square using different weights of yarns, winding withone color and weaving with another, winding" withgtwo strands of alight'weight'yarn and Weav in'gljwith a double strand," etc. h

The group spacing of the pins' aids greatlyin the arrangement of theyarn for Weaving, avoid;

ing time-wasting mistakes and imperfectly formed pieces; moreover, thegrouping schein'erefl duces-tdaflm'inimum the number of pinsfre'q'uired40 and ntakes it possible for instructions to be more easily followed;Due to the bevelling and notch' ing, the weave may be accomplished withsurprising rapidity, jamming of the needle against the frame beingsubstantially precluded.

Although the frame may be fabricated of wood or the like, in whichevent; the bevelling and notching may be accomplished by machining, it,my preferred practice ,to qnanufaqture the emim? r -a ld n ie fat qmu aplastic such as polystyrene, for example.

I claim: A Weaving device including a rectangular frame member carryingon its working face a series of pins fpllowingthe rectangle of the frameand 1 higedl for ,thffrifst' part in spaced groups of three, tWQf t,opposed sides of the frame member b ng be ll along their marginsrepresenting inner ms'rmsor said face, each of the other two opposedsides being provided along its corresponding margin with a first seriesof notches vd J. from th'notch'within' the puppy two pins and is aligned,with anoti. of the first series in the osp'asite'side'efmadame,

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